Once Staid, Autograph Business Is Now
Fast and Fickle; Forget Reagan, Buy Elvis

Banzai! Mr. Fuchida is the Japanese commander who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and radioed home the victory cry, "Tora, Tora, Tora!" In just the past month or so, the gloating aviator's obscure John Hancock has jumped from $150 to $500 -- when you can find it. Meanwhile, though it can bring more money, Mr. Reagan's autograph isn't rare enough to mean much in this market, and the value of the princess's...